El Paso state tax rebates up 2% for December

El Paso's state retail sales tax rebates increased 2 percent for sales occurring in December, an indication of how El Paso stores performed in the heart of the Christmas shopping season, shows a report released Wednesday by the Texas comptroller's office.

Other large metro areas in Texas had larger percentage increases than El Paso, and the El Paso increase was well below the 8 percent increase in tax rebates to all Texas cities combined.

The city of El Paso will receive $8.7 million in state sales tax rebates this month for the December sales, an increase of almost $171,000 from rebates in February 2013.

Here's the percentage change in sales tax rebates for December sales for other, selected Texas cities: Houston, up 9 percent; Austin, up 5.5 percent; Dallas, up 5.4 percent; and McAllen, up 3.8 percent.

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